Science Is the Key
I went ____ with Dad for the first time.
“We’re going to spend the ____ under nature’s roof.
So, we should understand ____ with a special key,” Dad said.
“What’s the ____?” I asked.
“Science, Minho,” Dad ____ with a big smile.
We pulled the tent out of its bag, and ____ looked around.
“____ are you doing, Dad?”
“I’m looking for a place for the ____.”
“It’s ____ to be very hot in the afternoon,” I said.
“Right. We ____ be back from the lake about 4 hours later.
Let’s think ____ the movement of the sun to set up the tent.”
Q1
Which is the better place to set up the ____?
I said, “The sun moves ____ east to west, so the shadow moves from west to east.
If we put the tent here, the ____ will be in the tree’s shadow then.”
Dad said, “Correct! ____ opened the window into nature with the first key.”
After we ____ up the tent, we went to the lake.
I ____ Dad skipping stones across the water.
He was ____ good at it.
“How did you do that, ____?”
“Most ____ sink in water.
But if you ____ a stone with the right speed and at the right angle, it can skip and go far.
The shape of the stone is important, ____.
____ you choose a better stone and find a better angle?”
Q2
Which is the ____ angle to skip stones?
I said, “I will choose this flat stone and throw it at about an ____ of 20 degrees.”
“Great choice!” Dad ____.
We enjoyed skipping ____ and swimming all afternoon.
Back at the campsite, we got ____ for a barbecue.
I was very ____.
“Look, Minho. If you make enough space for ____, you will get a good fire.
____ is the best way to pile up the wood?”
I tried many patterns and finally ____ the best pattern.
“Dad, ____ about this?”
Q3
____ is the best way to pile up the wood?
“Yes, the criss-cross pattern makes more room for air. Well ____.”
At night, we ____ hundreds of stars shining in the sky.
Nature was ____ of surprises and science helped me understand them.
“Dad, science is ____.”
Dad looked at me with a ____ smile.